Asbestos Testers Will Continue

November 3, 1985

COUNTY OFFICIALS said they would continue using an Altamonte Springs lab to test for asbestos in county buildings even though its tests inaccurately showed no asbestos in the county courthouse. Flowers Chemical Lab failed to find asbestos in the courthouse in its first test, but a check by the Department of Environmental Regulation two weeks later showed low levels of the substance, which is suspected of causing cancer. A second test by the Flowers lab supported the DER findings.